Neither plastic nor paper

Los Angeles would join a growing list of cities banning plastic and paper shopping bags under a measure approved Wednesday by the Board of Public Works over the objections of industry leaders. Daily News.

The board voted 4-0 in favor of the ban, which would require an environmental study and the approval of the City Council and Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. If all goes according to plan, the ban would take effect next year.

"We conduct over 400 beach cleanups a year and the single biggest item we pick up are single-use bags," said Kristen James, water quality director of Heal the Bay, one of several environmental groups backing the measure